Kroger
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Shareholder advocacy aimed at Kroger
6 recorded campaigns from 5 organizations.
Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia at Kroger
Commission and disclose a report on the external public health costs created by the company's sale of tobacco products.
The Shareholder Commons at Kroger
Adopt a living wage policy to prevent the company contributing to inequality and racial and gender disparity.
Ran a six-year Sustainable Proteins engagement with 23 global food retailers and manufacturers (now closed/succeeded)
Asked 23+ global food retailers/manufacturers to set time-bound targets for growing plant-based/alternative-protein share of portfolio and disclose progress. Now closed and succeeded by the Protein Diversification engagement.
Arjuna Capital at Kroger
Report transparently on racial and gender pay gaps.
Friends Fiduciary at Kroger
Report on a plan to stop using hydrofluorocarbons, the refrigerant gases that make up most of the company's direct climate emissions.
As You Sow at Kroger
Issue a report by December 2021 estimating how much plastic packaging Kroger releases into the environment and describing the company's strategy to reduce plastic packaging.
What shareholders voted on
From Kroger’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder proposal regarding a report on GHG emissions | Shareholder proposal | 17.5% | Failed | |
| Advisory vote approving executive compensation | Say on pay | 88.9% | Passed | |
| Approval of the Second Amended and Restated 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan | Company proposal | 95.3% | Passed | |
| Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year 2026 | Auditor | 92.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Mitchell R. Butier | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Karen M. Hoguet | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Gregory S. Foran | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Ashok Vemuri | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Kevin M. Brown | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Nora A. Aufreiter | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of J. Amanda Sourry Knox | Director | 97% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark S. Sutton | Director | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Anne Gates | Director | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Ronald L. Sargent | Director | 95.2% | Passed |
2025
2024
2023
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder proposal regarding the Report on Public Health Costs from the Sale of Tobacco Products | Shareholder proposal | 12.7% | Failed | |
| Advisory vote on Frequency of Future Votes on Executive Compensation | Say on pay | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Advisory vote approving executive compensation | Say on pay | 91.4% | Passed | |
| Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year 2023 | Auditor | 91.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Ashok Vemuri | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Karen M. Hoguet | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Kevin M. Brown | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Nora A. Aufreiter | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of J. Amanda Sourry Knox | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Elaine L. Chao | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark S. Sutton | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Anne Gates | Director | 96.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Clyde R. Moore | Director | 93.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Ronald L. Sargent | Director | 93.2% | Passed | |
| Election of W. Rodney McMullen | Director | 92.8% | Passed |
2022
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory vote approving executive compensation | Say on pay | 89.7% | Passed | |
| J. Amanda Sourry Knox (Amanda Sourry) | Company proposal | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Recyclability of packaging | Company proposal | 45.6% | Failed | |
| Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year 2021 | Auditor | 93.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Kevin M. Brown | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Karen M. Hoguet | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Ashok Vemuri | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Nora A. Aufreiter | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Anne Gates | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark S. Sutton | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Ronald L. Sargent | Director | 92.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Clyde R. Moore | Director | 92.1% | Passed | |
| Election of W. Rodney McMullen | Director | 91.5% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder proposal to issue a report on human rights in operations and supply chain | Shareholder proposal | 44.7% | Failed | |
| Shareholder proposal to issue a report assessing the environmental impacts of using unrecyclable packaging | Shareholder proposal | 38.4% | Failed | |
| Advisory vote approving executive compensation | Say on pay | 90.1% | Passed | |
| Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year 2020 | Auditor | 93.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark S. Sutton | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Karen M. Hoguet | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Nora A. Aufreiter | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Ashok Vemuri | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Anne Gates | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Ronald L. Sargent | Director | 92.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan J. Kropf | Director | 92.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Clyde R. Moore | Director | 90.5% | Passed | |
| Election of W. Rodney McMullen | Director | 89.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Bobby S. Shackouls | Director | 84.7% | Passed |
2019
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Kroger’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-06-26 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-05-13 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-06-27 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-05-15 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-06-28 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-05-15 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-06-23 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-05-12 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-06-23 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-06-25 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-05-13 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-06-26 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-05-12 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-06-28 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-05-14 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-06-29 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-05-15 |
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